BLACKBURNE (Francis)Four Discourses. I. On the Duty of a Christian Minister under the Obligation of conforming to a National Religion established by the Civil Powers. II. On the Questions, What is Christianity? and, Where is it to be learned? III. On the true Meaning of the Phrase, The Interests of Religion. IV. the Original Principles of the First Protestants. Delivered to the Clergy of the Archdeaconry of Cleveland, In the Years, 1767, 1769, 1771, and 1773. Newcastle upon Tyne: Printed by T. Saint for J. Wilkie. 1775 - FIRST EDITION. 8vo, pp. xlvii [xlviii blank], 202. BOUND WITH: FARMER (Hugh): An Inquiry into the Nature and Design of Christ's Temptation in the Wilderness. London: Printed for A. Millar.J. Buckland.and J. Waugh., 1761. FIRST EDITION. 8vo, pp. viii, 104. BOUND WITH: FARMER (Hugh): An Examination of the Late Revd M. Lemoine's Treatise on Miracles. London: Printed for T. Cadell.and J. Buckland., 1772. FIRST EDITION. 8vo, pp. 64. BOUND WITH: DAWSON (Benjamin): An Examination of an Essay on Establishments in Religion. With Remarks Upon it, considered as a Defence of the Church of England; And as an Answer to the Confessional. London: Printed for J. Johnson., 1767. FIRST EDITION. 8vo (in 4s), pp. xi [xii Errata], 110 [111 adverts, 112 blank], including half-title. BOUND WITH: [EVANSON (Edward)]: The Doctrines of a Trinity and the Incarnation of God examined upon the Principles of Reason and Common Sense. With a Prefatory Address to The King, As First of the Three Legislative Estates of this Kingdom. By a Minister of the Church of England from Birth and Education, and a Sincere Disciple of Jesus Christ from Choice and rational Conviction. [London]: Printed for the Author; and sold by S. Bladon., 1772. FIRST EDITION. 8vo, pp. 188. 5 volumes bound in fine contemporary tree calf, spine ornately gilt in compartments with ornaments of an urn, what looks like a palm tree, and a generic flower, black morocco label; a little wear to joints and spine slightly dried, but generally a fine copy. The item by Blackburne is the third in the volume, but I have listed it first because of his tenuous association with Dr. Johnson. He published a commentary on Johnson's life of Milton in 1780. Blackburne had also written an account of Johnson's relationship with Thomas Hollis in the same year. None of the pamphlets is particularly rare, nor could they be said to have any distinct thematic connection, except for opposition to total acceptance of the Thirty-Nine Articles of the Church of England. Volumes such as this are often disbound and their historical integrity destroyed. This one stays as it is; the autograph, probably contemporary, of "M. Wyvill" appears on the front paste-down end-paper. [Attributes: First Edition; Hard Cover]

Hawkesworth, John/ Phipps, John ConstantineAn Account of the Voyages Undertaken By The Order of His Present Majesty, For Making Discoveries in the Southern Hemisphere / A Voyage Towards The North Pole: Undertaken By His Majesty's Command James Williams, Dublin 1775 - And Successively Performed By Commordore Byron, Captain Carteret, Captain Wallis And Captain Cook, In The Dolphin, the Swallow, and the Endeavour: Drawn up from the Journals which were kept by the Several Commanders, and from the Papers of Joseph Banks. pp [4], 539. VOL 2. OF 2. ONLY. No maps, charts or engravings, 2nd Dublin edition, 8 well executed pencil sketches on front & rear endpapers. Bound in with: Phipps, Constatine John - A Voyage Towards The North Pole: Undertaken By His Majesty's Command, 1772 (published 1755). 2nd ed, pp 49. Corners and spine ends bumped & rubbed, leather scuffed and marked, page 39 almost loose, ex-library stamps to spine (paper). Else good Size: 8vo [Attributes: Hard Cover]

Foote (Samuel)]A Trip to Calais; a Medley Maritime sketch: being the poetical prosaical production of Timothy Timbertoe, Esq. Dedicated to a Duchess. Printed for the author and sold by J. Bew 1775 - FIRST EDITION, somewhat browned, 8 leaves reinforced at inner margins, pp. [i], ii, 60, 8vo, modern calf backed boards, signature of John Munnings at head of title This joyous squib is not to be confused with Foote&#146;s comedy with the same title. It recounts a jolly excursion of a group of friends intent on pleasure, eating, drinking and signing songs. The only reference to Foote&#146;s play comes towards the end, when another party of Englishmen join up with our heroes in Calais, and are asked for the latest news, one query being whether the play was out yet. The answer &#145;No; it was stopped by the Duchess of Kingston.&#146; The play was &#145;an overt attack on Elizabeth Chudleigh, duchess of Kingston, an influential figure who was currently facing trial on charges of bigamy. Foote dramatized Chudleigh as Lady Crocodile, but the lord chamberlain rejected his play during the summer of 1775. The feud between Foote and the duchess heated up as Foote first threatened to publish the play, then rejected a bribe from her, and later claimed he had lost £3000 by the work&#146;s suppression&#146; (ODNB). There follows some discussion of &#145;this great author&#146;s writings.&#146; Just before this episode there is some political talk. &#145;American matters were the chief camp of conversation, and some people looked upon the Yankees [as] a ridiculous rout of rebellious rascals, while others thought them an innocent and injured set of provoked provincials.&#146; ESTC records only BL, Cambridge and Rylands in the UK, though more in America. (ESTC T103856)

ANTONIO SEGUYPHILOSOPHIA AD USUM SCHOLARUM ACCOMMODATA - ETHICA SEU MORALIS 1775 APUD - VID. SAVOYE, BROCAS, BARBOU, VIA JACOBAEA, PARIS 1775 - TITLE: PHILOSOPHIA AD USUM SCHOLARUM ACCOMMODATA - ETHICA SEU MORALIS 1775 AUTHOR: (UNSURE ABOUT TITLE, AUTHOR, PUBLISHER WITH THE BOOK BEING IN WHAT APPEARS TO BE LATIN!!!) AUCTORE - ANTONIO SEGUY PUBLISHER - (LOCATION) / COPYRIGHT: PARISIIS. APUD - VID. SAVOYE, BROCAS, BARBOU, VIA JACOBAEA, VIA MATHURINENFIUM 1775. EDITION: First Edition assumed CATEGORY: Foreign, History, Education, Decorative BINDING/COVER: Hardback without dust jacket COLOR: BROWN LEATHER CONDITION: (UNSURE ABOUT TITLE, AUTHOR, PUBLISHER WITH THE BOOK BEING IN WHAT APPEARS TO BE LATIN!!!) There is a light rubbing to some of the writing on the spine. The inside of book is really really clean and bright. There is on old signature on the verso of the first front free endpaper. Book is without other marks or writings, pages are clean and book is tight and sturdy. All the pages are present in book. SIZE: 4 x 7 (approximately) PAGES: 408 pages. Good/None dust jacket condition. BACKGROUND/DESCRIPTION: (UNSURE ABOUT TITLE, AUTHOR, PUBLISHER WITH THE BOOK BEING IN WHAT APPEARS TO BE LATIN!!!) AUCTORE - ANTONIO SEGUY, Presbytero Tutelate, facrae Facultatis Parifienfis Licentiato Theologo, atque in Studii Parifienfis Univerfitate Philofophiac Profeffore, docente in Collegio Marchiano. COMPETITIVE PRICING! Once paid, book(s) will ship immediately to customer (it's on the way), you are welcomed to email about shipment date! REFUNDS: All ViewFair books, prints, and manuscript items are 100% refundable up to 14 business days after item is received. InvCodePrc 900 E H V VIEWFAIR BOOKS: 007438 [Attributes: Hard Cover]

Burnaby, Andrew.Travels through the Middle Settlements in North-America. In the Years 1759 and 1760. With Observations upon the State of the Colonies. Printed for T. Payne, London 1775 - xvi, 198 pp. Sm. 8vo. Later half calf over marbled boards, raised bands, gilt titles. "Valuable as exhibiting a view of the colonies immediately preceding the Revolutionary War," Sabin. Andrew Burnaby (1732-1812) was a native of Leicestershire, a graduate of Queen's College Cambridge, and later the Vicar of Greenwich. "This book . gave much information on the animals and birds of North America and its climate, but as regards the political situation Burnaby was to be proved a false prophet: he thought a permanent union of the colonies would be impossible because of their disagreements and mutual jealousies," (DNB). Howes B995. Sabin 9359. Larned 833. Bibliography of Virginia 675. Lowndes 318. A very good copy, worn along the joints, occasional soiled leaves, binding tight. [Attributes: Hard Cover]

Catherine the GreatTwo decrees (in Russian) Moscow: Meisto Pechati [first piece], 17 & 19 March 1775 - Decrees relating to the military, issued by Catherine II. These were issued the year following the end of the Russo-Turkish wars and the treaty of Kuchuk Kainarji (signed the 21st July 1774), and after the Cossack rebellion lead by Ymelyan Pugachev who claimed to be Peter III and who was finally captured and executed at Moscow the 11th of January 1775. As a result of the wars and the rebellion in 1775 Catherine seriously reformed the provincial and urban administrations giving greater control to the central government. The first decree lists eight numbered points, perhaps officers for promotion or commendation, it has the Royal titles as a caption title and commences citing the decree of 3 August 1744. The second piece bears no caption title or heading but lists 47 separately numbered points, each a short paragraph, imprint on final leaf of text (RUSSIA) Folio. [2]; 6, [2 blank]. The two pieces loosely stitched together. Some stains, not affecting legibility, stitchmarks, light soiling else very good [Attributes: Signed Copy]

JONES, William.A Grammar of the Persian Language. London: Printed by J. Richardson 1775 - Second edition, small 4to in 2&#146;s, (ii), xix, (i), 147, (45) pp. First three and final leaves with edges slightly chipped, some marginal browning. Recent half calf, marbled boards, black spine label. Appointed tutor to Lord Althorp while still at Oxford, Jones was a renowned oriental scholar as well as a friend of many of the learned men of the day such as Garrick and Burke. Appointed as a Judge to Calcutta in 1783 the last decade of his life was prolific; he founded the Bengal Asiatic society and became the first Englishman to master Sanskrit.

Adair, James:THE HISTORY OF THE AMERICAN INDIANS; PARTICULARLY THOSE NATIONS ADJOINING TO THE MISSISIPPI [sic], EAST AND WEST FLORIDA, GEORGIA, SOUTH AND NORTH CAROLINA, AND VIRGINIA...ALSO AN APPENDIX, CONTAINING A DESCRIPTION OF THE FLORIDAS, AND THE MISSISIPPI [sic] LANDS London. 1775.. [12],464pp. plus folding map. Half title. Quarto. Contemporary calf; rebacked, preserving original gilt morocco label. Light wear to binding, modern bookplate on rear pastedown. Very good. Adair, "one of the most colorful figures in Southern colonial history" (Clark), came to America in 1735. He was heavily involved in trading with the Indians of the Southeast, including the Catawba, Cherokee, and Chickasaw, between 1735 and 1759, and this work contains a chapter on each of these major tribes. Considered by many to be the leading authority of his time on the southeast Indians, he offers detailed descriptions of Indian customs and religion, with many observations on Indian trade and traders. A large portion of the work is devoted to Adair&#39;s twenty-three arguments by which he attempts to prove the descent of the Indians from the Lost Tribes of Israel. The map "illustrates a Southeast with the Indians safely tucked away in the interior wilderness, exactly the condition Adair&#39;s readers would have approved of" (Cumming & De Vorsey). HOWES A38, "b." PILLING, PROOF-SHEETS 18. CLARK I:28. VAIL 643. FIELD 11. JCB (3)I:2013. SERVIES 517. BELL A59. SABIN 155. GRAFF 10. CUMMING & DE VORSEY 448.

A COLLECTION OF POEMS IN SIX VOLUMES BY SEVERAL HANDS J. Dodsley 1775 - A COLLECTION OF POEMS IN SIX VOLUMES BY SEVERAL HANDS. A COLLECTION OF POEMS IN FOUR VOLUMES BY SEVERAL HANDS. London: J. Dodsley, 1775. 10 volumes. 8vo. Matching bindings. Full calf/gilt/red and black leather spine labels. t.page engravings, illus. engravings. A few of the missing spine labels have been replaced with modern matching labels, some of the hinges are either weak or partially cracked, overall a very nice Very Good leatherbound hardcover set [Attributes: Hard Cover]

Percy, Thomas (1729-1811)Reliques of Ancient English Poetry: Consisting of Old Heroic Ballads, Songs, and Other Pieces of Our Earlier Poets, (Chiefly of the Lyric Kind. ) Together with Some Few of Later Date - [Complete in 3 Volumes] London, J. Dodsley 1775 - Title vignettes. Subjects: Ballads, English--England--Texts--Early works to 1800. English poetry--Early modern, 1500-1700. Engraved frontis to volume 1. The first edition appeared in 1765. Finely bound in modern aniline calf over marble boards. Raised bands with gilt cross-bands and titling. An exceptional set - scans and additional bibliographic detail on request. 3 Kg. 0 pp. [Attributes: First Edition; Hard Cover]

"Johnson, Samuel.""A dictionary of the English language: in which the words are deduced from their originals ... the fourth edition, revised by the author." Dublin: Thomas Ewing. 1775. "First quarto edition and first complete edition printed in Ireland; 2 vols., pp. [70] plus unpaginated lexicon in double column; title page in vol. 1 creased and with neat repairs to the corners, minor worm track in the bottoms of most pages in vol. I, affecting some text but sense always clear; full contemporary calf, worn, rebacked, original spines and red morocco labels preserved, hinges reinforced with cloth; a good, sound copy of a not-so-common edition, based on the fourth folio printed in 1773, and the only edition for which Johnson provided any additions or corrections. From his famous prose ""advertisement"" in vol. I: ""Perfection is unattainable, but nearer and nearer approaches may be made; and finding my Dictionary about to be reprinted, I have endeavoured, by a revisal, to make it less reprehensible ... Many faults I have corrected, some superfluities I have taken away, and some deficiencies I have supplied..."" & & Alston V, 184; Courtney 56-7; Fleeman 55.4D/5a; Kennedy 6280."

GRIGNON, Pierre-ClémentMemoires de Physique sur l'Art de fabriquer le fer, d'en fondre & forger des canons d'artillerie; sur l'histoire naturelle, et sur divers suites particuliers de physique et d'economie. Delalain, Paris 1775 - 4to (255x198 mm), xxxvii, [3], 654, [2] pp., including half title and 13 engraved plates. Contemporary full calf with richly decorated gilt-tooled spine, marbled edges and endpapers. Some worming to boards, little wear to extremities. Internally little browned, occasional minor spotting. An outstanding copy of a milestone work in metallurgy. ---- Exceedingly rare first edition. Smith, History of Metallography, pp. 132-136: In 1775 Pierre Grignon published the present book on various aspects of iron mineralogy and metallurgy which is of considerable importance to the history of metallurgy and crystallography. Grignon was occupied in the commerical operation of a blast furnace and forge plant and his science stemmed from observations on a much larger scale than those of his laboratry contemporaries. He had the opportunity to see large crystals in shrinkage heads of large castings. The first memoir of structural interest « Mémoire sur les métamorphoses du fer » had been read before the French Academy in 1761, but was not published until 1775. Here, he provides a model of crystal structure which is qualitatively the same as that used by Romé de l¿Isle in 1772, by Tobern Bergman in 1773, and particularly by the great Haüy in 1784, and it is not improbable that Grignon¿s ideas, public but unpublished, provided the stimulus for the mathematical approach of these more famous crystallographers. Although the possibility of solid solutions as a mixed aggregate is implicit in the ideas of many of the corpuscular philosophers, it is Grignon who first describes a crystallographic model of a mixed crystal. - Edition originale. Pierre-Clément Grignon (1723 -1784), savant métallurgiste, maitre de forge, correspondant de l'Académie Royale des Sciences, dirigeat les forges de Bayard près de Saint-Dizier. Ami de Buffon, il se livra à divers expériences sur le fer et s'efforça de trouver une méthode pour fondre une meilleure qualité de ce minerai. La fonte des canons représentant une activité de la forge de Bayard, Grignon expérimenta pour leur fabrication une nouvelle matière, la régule de fer ; il participa activement à la rédaction de la section Forges ou l'Art du fer de l'Encyclopédie. Il réuni l'ensemble de ses travaux dans cet ouvrage orné de 13 planches gravées dépliantes. [Attributes: First Edition; Hard Cover]

REVOLUTIONARY WARMassachusetts Militia Pay Petition Listing 27 Minutemen Who Responded to the Lexington Alarm Dorchester, Massachusetts 1775 - Manuscript Document, Dorchester, Massachusetts, December 30th, 1775, addressed to Massachusetts Treasurer Henry Gardner. 1p. 8 x 13 in. Likely Drury's retained copy from the time, with the signatures all in one hand, though some may be signed with marks & Jonathan Hemenway has signed himself. A scarce petition for pay listing 44 members of Captain Luke Drury's Company, 27 of whom were Grafton, Massachusetts-area Minutemen who had marched 36 miles to respond to the Lexington-Concord Alarm on April 19-21, 1775. The list includes Fortune Burnee, a Minuteman of African American and Native American heritage, and his half-brother, Joseph Anthony, who enlisted on April 29th and died in service. Another of the Minutemen listed is the famous clockmaker Aaron Willard. Petition "to pay Capt Luke Drury the Whole of our Wages (as born on his Muster roll for our Services as Officers & Soldiers in his Company) from the time of our inlistment to the first Day of August for which this shall be your effectual voucher." Today, the terms minuteman and militiaman are often used interchangeably, but there was a distinction in the eighteenth century. Militia were men in arms formed to protect their towns from foreign invasion. They could designate up to one quarter of their force as minutemen, a specially trained force required to be highly mobile and able to assemble instantly to a call to arms. It is difficult to categorize specific men into either of the two groups based on the surviving historical record. We apply the term here to all of those militia who responded April 19-21, 1775, to the Lexington-Concord Alarm. The 27 soldiers and officers listed here who were part of Luke Drury's Grafton, Aaron Kimball's Grafton, & John Putnam's Sutton April 19-21 Minutemen companies are: 1st Lt. Asaph Sherman, Sgt. Nathan Morse, Sgt. Shelomith Stow, Sgt. Ebenezer Phillips, Sgt. Jonah Goulding, Cpl. William Walker, Cpl. Joseph Leland, Drummer Elijah Rice, Fifer Zadock Putnam, Matthias Rice, Isaac Brigham, Eliphalet Smith, George Smith, Peter Butler, Thomas Pratt, William Evans, Elisha Aldrich, Aaron Willard, Eseck Dexter, Moses Sherman, Fortinatus (Fortune) Burnee (signed with mark), Edward Buttrick, Ebenezer Leland, Solomon Brooks, Ebenezer Melendy, Thomas Leland [Sr.], & Samuel Stearns.Luke Drury (1734-1811) of Grafton, Massachusetts joined the militia in 1757 during the French and Indian Wars. As captain of a company of Minutemen and Militamen, he responded to the Lexington Alarm, and later joined Colonel Jonathan Ward's regiment to fight at Bunker Hill. Drury and his men served in different areas during the war, from West Point to Grafton, where his company guarded military stores. He also supported the Continentals financially, at one point giving 50 fifty pounds to enlist soldiers in Grafton.In 1786-1787, Drury became deeply involved in Shays' Rebellion, a tax revolt led by farmers in western Massachusetts. The uprising was quashed, and Drury imprisoned as "a person dangerous to the state." He was eventually released on good behavior. Drury remained active in state and local politics, serving terms as constable, deputy sheriff, tax collector, assessor, selectman, and state legislator.ConditionUsual folds, small loss at bottom left corner affecting some marginal ciphering, else fine condition.Joseph Anthony and Fortune Burnee, Jr., half brothers, were both part African-American and Hassanamisco Nipmuc (Native American). Compared to records of white New Englanders, we know relatively little about them, but even so, more information exists on these freedmen than is the norm. Several of the Anthonys and Burnees were recorded in the Grafton vital, land, and probates records [the U.S. census neglected to record Native Americans from 1790-1890], and the Burnees have been discussed in recent historical and sociological literature: exploring the relationships both amongst marginalized peoples as well as with their white. (See website for full description)

London Vauxhall)A View of the Chinese Pavillions and Boxes in Vauxhall Gardens Some Account of London by Thomas Pennant, 4th edition. Carrington Bowles. c1775. - Copper engraving. Later colouring. Size: 40 x 27 cm. (15½ x 10½ inches) In fine condition. Mounted size 60.3 x 48.2 cm Vauxhall Gardens was one of the places to meet socially and be seen in eighteenth century London. This magnificent view shows various important, finely dressed society people, walking, talking, and dining in booths in the ornately decorated walls of the Chinese Pavilion

PHIPPS, C.J.Voyage au Pole Boréal, fait en 1773, par ordre du Roi d'Angleterre. - Paris, Saillant & Nyon/ Pissot, 1775. 4to (248 x 200mm). pp. xii, 259, (1), with 12 folded engraved plates and many folded tables. Contemporary mottled calf, gilt ornamented spine with red gilt lettered label, sides with gilt borders. A fine copy of the first French edition. The original English edition was published in 1774. ". the official account written by Captain Phipps, later Lord Mulgrave. This expedition of the 'Race-horse' and 'Carcass', undertaken for the purpose of discovering a route to India through the northern polar regions, was blocked by pack ice north of Spitzbergen. The valuable appendix gives geographical and meteorological observations, zoological and botanical records, accounts of distillation of fresh water from the sea, and astronomical observations. The voyage is perhaps best remembered for the presence of the young Horatio Nelson, as midshipman on board the 'Carcass', and his encounter with a polar bear" (Hill 1351). Pages 187 to 208 cover natural history, describing mammals, including whales, birds, amphibians, fishes, insects, crustacea, invertebrates, shells and plants. Plate 11 shows a crustacea and plate 12 two shells. [Attributes: First Edition; Hard Cover]

Seabury, Samuel (1729-1796)The Congress Canvassed: or, an Examination into the Conduct of the Delegates at Their Grand Convention, held in Philadelphia, Sept. 1, 1774, Addressed to the Merchants of New-York, By A. W. Farmer, Author of Free Thoughts, &c London: Richardson and Urquhart. 1775. 12mo (19.75 cm). F First English Edition. H Hard Cover. Very Good. Rare first English edition of this important work sometimes jointly attributed to Seabury and to Isaac Wilkins (1742-1830). A brilliant attack on the first Continental Congress, showing the illogic of the arguments that the king and his ministers are evil and the Parliament good, and correctly predicting that the Parliament would eventually back the king and that war would result. Alexander Hamilton&#39;s first work, "A Full Vindication of the Measures of Congress, &c.", written while he was only seventeen years of age, was published in response, and indeed Seabury notes in a postscript that he is "neither frightened nor disconcerted by it". Seabury was perhaps the pre-eminent exponent of Tory thought in America at the time, and the political exchanges between Seabury and Hamilton were some of the most contentious of the Revolutionary era. Modern binding by Stikeman & Co., three quarter deep blue morocco over lighter blue cloth, gilt spine lettering, [4], 59p. The English edition is much enlarged over the American edition and does not include the page of advertising at the end. Binding has just a touch of shelfwear, good hinges, firm binding. Pages are free from chips, tears or markings and have only light age-toning. Leather and gilt bookplate of William L. Clements at top outer corner of pastedown, some toning to endpapers from bookplate and corners. Howes S-252 "aa", Sabin 78563.

Chaucer, Geoffrey (Thomas Tyrwhitt)THE CANTERBURY TALES OF CHAUCER to Which is Added An Essay Upon His Language and Versification; an Introductory Discourse and Notes in 4 Volumes. Plus Vol. V. Containing a Glossary London: T. Payne, 1775. Complete in 5 volumes. FIRST TYRWHITT EDITION of 1775. Vol V. was published in a few years later in 1778 (but still a first edition for this volume) and the imprint of this volume reads: &#39;printed for T. Payne and Son&#39; Errata page for v. 1- 4 in vol. 1 (pp. [xxxvii]-[xxxviii]), errata for vol. 5 on p. [xxviii] in vol. 5. Pp: vol.1: [4], xxxvi, [ii], 310; vol. 2: [iv], 318; vol. 3: [iv], 320; vol. 4: vii, [i], 336; v. 5: [iv], xxvii, [i], 290, [ii]. An excellent set in the original uncut state, bound in (presumably the publisher&#39;s) original paper-covered boards; the leaf size measuring approximately 204 x 127mm (but being uncut, there is some variation). The contents are very good, tight and clean with minimal foxing to a the odd page. Vol. I has an inscription in very small writing "Dr. Wheeler 12. 6. 1784" to the front end paper and the signature of the same also appears to the end paper of vol. IV. Original publisher&#39;s paper covered boards, good with the paper to the spine chipped to a varying degree, some spines missing considerable portions of the original paper covering, though vol. V. is very good with minimal chipping. The paper to the joints and hinges is split in most cases, with the boards firmly attached by the cords, though vol. V. is again very good. There is some general wear and rubbing, particularly to the edges and the corners are worn in most volumes. Whilst the bindings are not what one would describe as "fine", they are original and untouched and as such possess an understated charm. We would certainly not recommend any major intervention or rebinding, but if desired they could be housed in a morocco-backed solander box, which would look well on the shelf. We use very experienced bookbinders and would be happy to commission a solander box on your behalf should you wish. Bibliographical note: "The true restorer of Chaucer, and the founder of all intelligent study of his work, was Thomas Tyrwhitt (1730 - 1786), fellow of Merton College, Oxford.... Tyrwhitt had no theory to serve and no arbitary standard to apply; but he had a combined knowledge of classical and medieval literature then probably unequalled in Europe, a correct ear, a sense of poetry and singularly sane judgment strengthened and directed by legal training... It is quite astonishing....to find how far he was in advance not merely of all his predecessors in the study of Chaucer but....of many who have followed.... Tyrwhitt was interested in the history of verse, as Gray had been, and from his grammatical knowledge and critical sense, he made out the rule of Chaucer&#39;s heroic verse which had escaped notice for nearly four hundred years. No other piece of medieval scholarship in England can be compared with Tyrwhitt&#39;s in inportance....... The art of the grammarian has seldom been better justifed and there are few things in English philosophy more notable than Tyrwhitt&#39;s edition of Chaucer" (CHEL) For further information please do not hesitate to contact us.. Full Leather. Very Good. 8vo.

BUTLER, Walter [1752-1781]Tryon County Legal Will Document Signed twice by Walter Butler (1752-81) Loyalist Walter Butler [1775], Tryon County - WALTER BUTLER SIGNATURE IS RARE ON THE MARKET Autograph Document Signed twice, once in the text and once at the end, by Walter Butler as attorney for the defendant in a case before the County of Tryon Inferior Court of Common Pleas, 8? x 7? inches, Walter studied law in Albany and was admitted to the bar in 1775 shortly before the start of the American Revolution in upper New York state. Very good condition. County of Tryon Inferior Courrts of Common Pleas. Hendrich Mathys, Harme Gornswont , Girvit Von Sant and Jane Von Derkiden Executors of the last will and testament of John Von DerkideninAnd the said Hindwich by Walter Butler his attorney comes and defends the force and injury when ?? and says that he is not instructed by his client Henderich Mathys to give any answer for him to the said Harme Garnworth, Gerrit Von Sant and Jane Von Derkidenin the friends nor doth in say anything in bar or irroclution of the action of him the said Harme, Gerrit or Jane(SIGNED) Walter Butler for def Lifferty for pcts, Walter Butler (1752-81) Loyalist who became a captain in Butler's Rangers, formed by his father, John. He was captured in 1777 by Continental Army troops commanded by Lt. Col. Marinus Willett, but escaped after a few months. He was probably the most hated Loyalist in America, amongst other things, because he commanded the Loyalist raiding party (which included Joseph Brant, a Mohawk chief) that attacked Cherry Valley on November 11, 1778 and the massacre after the battle. Ironically, it was Lt. Col. Willett, who, on October 30, 1781, came across Butler again while pursuing Major John Ross' forces after the Battle of Johnstown. Unfortunately for Col. John Butler, his son Walter was killed with a musket ball to his head, fired randomly from across the river. News of this came to the inhabitants around the same time Cornwallis' surrender was reported, but the Whig inhabitants seemed more pleased with the news of Butler's demise. However, it is said, the news of his death caused great rejoicing in New York's Mohawk Valley. [Attributes: First Edition]

Griffith, Elizabeth (1720?-1793).The Morality of Shakespeare's Drama Illustrated. By Mrs. Griffith. London: Printed for T. Cadell, in the Strand. MDCCLXXV. [1775]. - Size of the binding: 5 1/4 inches x 8 3/8 in., title-page with typographic ornament; 2 page dedication to David Garrick, dated November 1, 1774; preface with printed errata on the reverse of p. xiii; halftitle for The Tempest with Dramatis Personae on the reverse. xiii, [3]pp., pp. [1]-528. Bound in old calf with gilt decorations across the spine. The spine shows chipping to the ends, with a central vertical split, and the spine has been "varnished" with an adhesive product, at some point, to keep the book together, the front free endpaper shows tears, lacking the back free endpaper, pasting of the front endpaper and last page to the inner covers; the covers show general wear to the corners, edges, bookplate removed from the front paste-down endpaper, some early pencilings are present on this endpaper. Pages show age-related tanning. A textually complete copy of the London, 1775 edition, but with the wear, and various attempts at "restoration," noted above. A rare item. [Attributes: Hard Cover]

Benedict ArnoldSettling his personal affairs following the death of his wife Margaret, Benedict Arnold agrees to pay a duty to Connecticut for rum imported from Antigua aboard his ship Polly, which soon would be converted into a privateer War date partly-printed Document Signed "Bened[ic]t Arnold," 1 page, 6.5" x 6.75", New Haven, July 15, 1775, a bond for £68 toward the payment of duties on imported Rum from the Island of Antigua shipped aboard his brigantine Polly. Additionally signed by the ship's captain, "William Pluymert" and "Jon. Cosens Ogden." Partly-separated folds repaired on verso, light soiling and toning, else very good condition with a superbly dark and bold signature by Arnold. When war erupted at Lexington and Concord in April, Arnold, like most merchants, still had ships at sea on voyages planned some time beforehand. Thus was the case of the brigantine, Polly, captained by William Pluymert, which had sailed from New Haven bound for Antigua on April 5, two weeks before the Battles of Lexington and Concord (Connecticut Journal, April 5, 1775, p.3). It appears that Pluymert departed Antigua in time to avoid an embargo imposed by the local authorities on June

Palafox y Mendoza, Juan deConstituciones de la Real y Pontificia Universidad de Mexico Zuniga y Ontiveros, Mexico City 1775 - Quarto (31 x 21 cm), 16 ff, 238 pp, 11 ff (index). Palau (60067). Palafox (1600 - 59) was one of the most productive and enlightened of the Viceroy/ Bishops that came from Spain to make a mark in the New World. Although he served as archbishop of Puebla for many years, it was during his short stint as Viceroy that saw the drawing up of new statutes for the governing of the University of Mexico, their first major amendment since the foundation in 1551, the first university in the Americas, and based on the statutes of the University of Salamanca in Spain. His conflict with the Jesuits over their many special privileges became very acrimonious, and though he had the support of the King and even the Pope, he was eventually appointed to a bishopric in Spain for the sake of peace. His case for beatification is still ongoing. The book is quite scarce in the market -- I find one auction record only dating back to 1981, and that of a rather rough copy. This copy previously belonged to Walter Howe, and bears his signature with the date 1938, as well as his bookplate. Howe was Ambassador to Chile and also professor of history of the United States at the University of Mexico (UNAM) as is attested by an envelope tipped into the front pastedown, with a letter confirming the appointment. (Howe's particular interest was mining law in New Spain, on which he wrote a book, the Mining Guild of New Spain, Harvard Pr., 1948.) There is some worming along the left inner hinge, but it does not affect the text. The binding is a handsome contemporary full marbled calf, gilt, with red morocco spine label. Despite the slight worming, this is a very good copy, and with a distinguished provenance, of a book that one very seldom sees. [Attributes: Hard Cover]

ZATTA, Antonio.Isola di Minorca di nuova projezione. Venice. 1775-85 - Size: 420 x 330 mm. Fine condition, good margins. Copper engraving. Original colour. Attractive map of Minorca, with inset map of the port of Mahon, with depth soundings. Decorated cartouche of a rural scene, with a man under a tree watching a cow. There is a compass rose at sea, and 2 mileage scales - one for English miles, and the other for Italian miles. Antonio Zatta was one of the leading cartographers and publishers of the time, and his Atlante Novissimo was one of the most beautifully produced of 18th century atlases. He drew on the work of other cartographers and developed his own distinctive, elegant style. The maps were engraved by G. Pitteri and G. V. Pasquali. (Tooley's Dictionary of Mapmakers: Q-Z page 429).